The European Commission has warned of increasing disinformation campaigns targeting rural Europe. These hoaxes exploit controversies surrounding the EU-Mercosur trade deal, climate change skepticism, and immigration sentiment.

<p> <img alt="Russia is cited as one of the identified sources, though not the only one, and the motivations remain difficult to pinpoint.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; " height="80" src="https://en.mercopress.com/data/cache/noticias/109696/100x80/mer.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0 12px 6px 0; border: 1px solid #333;" width="100" /> The European Commission and fact-checking experts have identified a growing wave of disinformation targeting rural areas and the agri-food sector...